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Re^2: Perl and Unix versus PERL and UNIX (Unix!)

by tye (Sage)
on Mar 07, 2003 at 20:30 UTC ( [id://241253]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Perl and Unix versus PERL and UNIX
in thread Perl and Unix versus PERL and UNIX

I write "Unix" almost exclusively for several reasons.

  • I find "*nix" rather silly:
    • It doesn't even match "Linux", "HP/UX", "AIX", "Solaris", "SunOS", etc.
    • I think it emphasises the differences between Unices (and POSIX and other Unix-like operating systems).
  • Writing "UNIX" would mean I was talking about something sanctioned by The Open Group, and I rarely talk specifically about such.
  • I was writing "Unix" before the The Open Group or Linux existed.
I prefer to emphasize the similarities (and I try to ignore the differences when possible) and common heritage of Unix and the many systems that have been derived from it.

                - tye (and I'm not afraid to admit when Unix falls short)

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